Library · Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial Library
Lincoln Memorial Library serves Lincoln’s 4,866 residents. Last year it logged 25,300 visits, about 5.2 for every resident, and lent 26K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Lincoln Memorial Library
21 West Broadway, Lincoln 04457
43 hrsopen a week
3,450sq ft
31Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#22
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
25K
visits
5.2 per resident
26K
loans, print + digital
5.2 per resident
374
programs & events
3,580 attended
6,267
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
5.2 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.2 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
26K loans last year
Books & media (adults)83%Kids’ books & media17%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
374 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$43 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $209K.
Local 96%Gifts & other 4%
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.